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11in33 physical and/or sexual violencephysical and/or sexual violencewomen will experienceby an intimate partner at some point in her life.

Violenceagainst Women

The Health Sector Responds


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Violence against womentakes many forms, including:

Intimate partnerviolence, including

physical, sexual,and emotional

abuse

Sexual violence,including

conflict-relatedsexual violence

Trafficking

Honourkillings

Femalegenital

mutilation

Forcedand earlymarriages

The most common type of violence

experienced by women is intimatepartner violence.


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Violence against womenis widespread.

This variation shows that

violence against womenis preventable.

71%15%

but prevalence varies from country to country.

Prevalence also varies within countries.

to

It occurs in all countries of the world

Studies from different countries show thatthe percentage of women 15 to 49 years old

who've experienced physical and/or sexual

violence by an intimate partner

in their lifetime ranges from


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Violence against women hasserious health consequences.

Economic Impact

Unintended pregnancies,induced abortions

Death Physical injuries

Sexually transmittedinfections, including HIV

Harmful use of tobacco,drugs, and alcohol

Depression, post-traumaticstress disorder

$

Costs of intimate partner and sexual violence for countries

are very high. They include the provision ofhealth, social,

and legal services and costs of lost earnings.


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Violence against womenaffects the whole family.

Be abused themselves

Not receive healthcare

Have behavioural, emotional, and schooling problems

Use alcohol and drugs in harmful ways

Smoke

Have unsafe sex

Adults who grew up with violencein the home are more likely to

perpetrate or experience intimate

partner violence.

Children exposed to intimate partnerviolence in the home are more likely to:

As adolescents, they are more likely to:


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Violence against women is rooted in gender inequality.

Programs to reduce intimate partner violenceneed to address risk factors at multiple levels.

Violence against womenis preventable.

History of violencein childhood

Parenting programmestoprevent child maltreatment

Male controlover women

Programmes targeting menand boys topromotegender equitable attitudes

and behaviours

Unequal gendernormsthatcondone violenceagainst women

Programmes promotingequitable gender normsthroughmedia, community mobilization,schools, and religious institutions

Male partner'sharmful use ofalcohol

Reducing availability andaccess to alcohol

Women's lack ofaccess toeducation and

employment

Laws, policies, andprogrammesthat promotewomen's access to

employment and microcredit,girls' access to education, andthat ban or prohibit violenceagainst women

Individual

Risk FactorLevel Intervention

Relationship

Community

Societal


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To prevent and respond to violence against women,multiple sectors of society must work together.

The health sector plays a key role in preventingand responding to violence against women.

violence against women.

Everyone has a roleto play in addressing


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Stop violence against women.

about prevalence, risk factors,and health consequences

for the recognition of violence againstwomen as a public health problem

to address violence against women

by fostering and informingprevention programmes

Collect data

comprehensive health servicesfor survivors

Provide

Advocate

Inform policies

Prevent violence

A role for the health sector:

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Web Resourceshttp://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/violence/en/

WHO ResourcesWHO (2005). Multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women.

http://www.who.int/gender/violence/who_multicountry_study/en/

WHO (2010). Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: Taking action

and generating evidence.

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/activities/intimate/en/

WHO (2013). Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women.

WHO clinical and policy guidelines.

WHO/NMH/VIP/PVL/13.1.

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